LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Feb 06 2014
Arianespace
ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(9:30 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(9:30 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(9:30 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Ariane 5 ECADescription:
Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- ABS-2 is an Indian digital direct-broadcast television satellite operating at 75 degrees. Athena-Fidus is a French-Italian telecommunication satellite providing high-throughput secure communications to French and Italian armed force and emergency services. Operating in geostationary orbit.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kourou, French Guiana
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3